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Definitions

turn away

VERB

alienate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disaffect divide estrange separate turn off

STRONG

disunite divorce part wean

WEAK

break off come between make indifferent push away set against withdraw the affections of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

combine join marry unite

WEAK

be friendly disarm

VERB

avert

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid deter fend off foil forestall halt preclude prevent rule out ward off

STRONG

deflect divert frustrate shunt turn

WEAK

look away shove aside stave off turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid allow assist help support

VERB

dismiss

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depose discharge disqualify fire impeach let go oust recall retire sack suspend terminate

STRONG

ax boot bounce bump can cashier defrock depone displace drop furlough pension shelve unfrock unseat

WEAK

boot out deselect disemploy disfrock give notice to give the ax give the gate give the heave-ho give walking papers give warning kick out lay off let out pink slip put away send packing shut out wash out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin employ hire hold keep

STRONG

WEAK

accept appoint engage maintain preserve secure welcome

VERB

pink slip

Synonyms

WEAK

ax boot boot out bounce bump can cashier defrock depone depose deselect discharge disemploy disfrock displace disqualify drop fire furlough give notice to give someone his or her walking papers give someone the ax give someone the gate give someone the pink slip give the ax give the gate give the heave-ho give walking papers give warning impeach kick out lay off let go let out oust pension put away recall release retire sack send packing shelve show someone the door shut out suspend terminate unfrock unseat wash out

VERB

recoil

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backfire balk blanch blink cringe demur flinch hesitate reel shudder tremble waver wince

STRONG

blench carom dodge duck falter jerk kick quail quake react rebound resile shake shirk shrink spring start stick stickle swerve withdraw

WEAK

draw back pull back shy away step back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

steady

STRONG

face meet remain stay

VERB

refuse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline ignore protest rebuff reject turn down withdraw withhold

STRONG

demur desist disaccord disallow disapprove dissent dodge evade nix regret repel reprobate repudiate shun spurn

WEAK

beg off brush off dispense with give thumbs down to hold back hold off hold out make excuses not budge not budget not buy not care to pass up refuse to receive send off send regrets set aside turn deaf ear to turn from turn one's back on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept allow approve

STRONG

agree consent endorse face meet sanction

WEAK

OK grant offer

VERB

ward/ward off

Synonyms

WEAK

avert avoid beat off block check deflect deter divert fend foil forestall frustrate halt hold off interrupt keep at arm's length keep at bay keep off obviate parry preclude prevent rebuff rebut repel repulse rule out stave off stop stymie thwart turn turn aside

Antonyms

WEAK

lay bare make vulnerable open

Example Sentences

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Legitimately good doctors are deluged with referrals and turn away new patients.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Liverpool appeared so committed to the Isak deal, the player so exiled at Newcastle after his one-man strike to get a move, that it felt like they could not turn away, even after signing Ekitike.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Rufus Sewell, “The Diplomat” “It’s hard to look at Walter Goggins’ noseless ‘Fallout’ character, the Ghoul, without retching, but his compelling performance also makes it hard to turn away.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Alongside the spectacle of execution and the glimmering blood, Mary, John, St. Dominic and others beside Christ in many of these frescos cover their faces or turn away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

People started coming out on their stoops and they’d take the pots from her and put them down and they’d hug my mother and then she’d turn away.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

turn away

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